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NEWSPAPERS
ENCINO TARZANA
CREDIT REPORTS, IDENTITY THEFT, OPT-OUTS, LEGAL, MEDICAL
LOS ANGELES
Previous selections for Editor's Choice
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- Los Angeles Public Library (City)
- Online Learning: So much is available - check the selections for tutoring, language-learning, LinkedIn Learning, test-prep.
- Check all the e-media - Books, music, movies, NY Times, and so much more.
- County of Los Angeles Public Library
- American Library Association
- including Intellectual Freedom and Banned Books, among others of interest.
- California Library Association
- United for Libraries
- An American Library Association Division that includes national Friends of the Library. The full Division name is: "Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations."
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=Pinterest - This is a finding tool to free and easy access -- of image/text combinations -- to find collections for sharing and storage. This P is linked to the LAPL Pinterest page for various kinds of information, ideas, books, lists, bibliographies, technology, and special interests.
- Google Art Project
- Explore 155+ museums from around the world with hundreds of artworks photographed in extremely high resolution. Create and share your own galleries or tour museum galleries.
- Los Angeles Public Library's Job Hunting Guide
- Includes: Coping with Unemployment, Financial and Health Care Issues; Where to Look for Jobs; Exploring Career Opportunities, Education and Training; Researching Potential Employers; Interviewing, Resumes, Cover Letters, Exams, Dress for Success, etc.
- Publishers Weekly Best Books of 2021
- Organized by category: Fiction, Mystery/Thriller, Poetry, Romance, SF/Fantasy/Horror, Comics, Nonfiction, Religion, Lifestyle, Picture Books, Middle Grade, Young Adult. Other years are available from the menu bar.
NEWSPAPERS
Our earlier building
ENCINO TARZANA
- Woodland Hills-Tarzana Chamber of Commerce
- Tarzana Community & Cultural Center
- (includes a museum featuring community history and Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan memorabilia)
CREDIT REPORTS, IDENTITY THEFT, OPT-OUTS, LEGAL, MEDICAL
- Consumer.gov
- Federal Trade Commission's "one-stop shop" for information on money management; credit, loans, and debt; scams and identity theft; with links to further resources. There are power point presentations to use, free government publications on the topics covered, descriptions of common scams, and much more.
- Free Credit Reports
- The Fair Credit Reporting Act requires each of the nationwide consumer reporting companies - Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion - to provide you with a free copy of your credit report, at your request, once every 12 months.
- Identity Theft
- U. S. Dept of Justice - What it is, how to avoid identity theft, actions to take if victimized.
- Identity Theft
- IDTheftInfo.org - from Consumer Federation of America. Features 'Best Practices for ID Theft Services,' and other resources.
- MalwareBytes post
- after the 2017 Equifax data breach, explaining dangers and suggesting actions to protect yourself against identity theft.
- Online Privacy
- "Opt out" of targeted advertising from online tracking from Network Advertising Initiative member ad networks.
- National Do Not Call Registry
- Gives you a choice about whether to receive telemarketing calls at home. Or call (888) 382-1222
- Catalog Choice
- A free service that lets you decline paper catalogs you do not wish to receive.
- Credit card and insurance offers
- Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Consumer Credit Reporting Companies are permitted to include your name on lists used by creditors or insurers to make firm offers of credit or insurance that are not initiated by you ("Firm Offers"). You have the right to "Opt-Out", which prevents Consumer Credit Reporting Companies from providing your credit file information for Firm Offers. Or call (888) 567-8688
- Deceased Do Not Contact List
- When you register a name with DDNC, the person's name, address, phone number and e-mail address is placed on a special do not contact file. All Direct Marketing Association members are required to eliminate these individuals from their prospecting campaigns.
- Colleges
- U. S. Dept. of Education site describing parent and student rights regarding disclosure of information.
- Privacy Rights Clearinghouse
- The nonprofit Privacy Rights Clearinghouse includes information about online security and breaches.
- LexisNexis
- Offers individuals the opportunity to request that records about themselves be removed, under certain terms and conditions, from LexisNexis non-public information databases. Includes Choicepoint - (click on "opt out" on the menu bar) Allows consumers to opt-out of the dissemination of Personally Identifiable Information from ChoicePoint-owned marketing services databases. In addition, certain ChoicePoint products and services are subject to security "freeze" laws, which allow consumers to restrict access to certain consumer reports.
- Medical sites from the L. A Times
- MedlinePlus - sponsored by the National Institutes of Health: health, medicines, surgery, etc.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - the CDC's mission is to improve public Health
- Healthy Children - American Academy of Pediatrics - peer-reviewed medical information
- Medical Library Association - Suggested best sources for finding and evaluating health information on the web
LOS ANGELES
- County of Los Angeles:
- Supervisors, licenses, real estate, services, directory, much more.
- City of Los Angeles:
- Information, boards & commissions, departments & bureaus, maps (including traffic), phone directory, much more.
- Bob Blumenfield, Tarzana Council member (3rd District)
- Nithya Raman, Encino Council member (4th District)
- L.A. Police Dept.
- Los Angeles Fire Dept.
- Household Hazardous Waste
- Where to dispose of hazardous materials, recycling, illegal dumping, and more.
- Metro (Metropolitan Transit Authority)
- About public transportation in Los Angeles, includes a "trip planner" for specific directions.
- Los Angeles Parks and Recreation
- Experience LA - What to Do & How to Get There
- A compilation of events in Los Angeles sponsored by many public and private groups.
- Dept. Motor Vehicles - drivers license:
- The main DMV site
The Drivers Handbook for review, in various formats - Also, An EXCELLENT non-government test prep site
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California State Representatives:
- Senator Henry Stern (District 27)
- Assembly Member Jesse Gabriel (District 45)
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United States Congress:
- Senator Alex Padilla
- Senator Diane Feinstein
- Representative Brad Sherman
- Social Security
- Online Services
- Federal Trade Commission:
- Credit, Privacy, Identity theft
- USA.gov
- Specific information on policy, bills, or government agencies; access to national, state, and local governments as well as the Library of Congress, the Smithsonian, and more.
TAXES
Previous selections for Editor's Choice
Cooks and cooking -- Mimi's Cyber Kitchen
One of the earliest and best food portals on the internet. Thousands of recipes, cookbook
reviews and bibliographies, tips and hints, archive for the newsgroup rec.food.cuisine.jewish
Music -- National Music Museum
History and collection of musical instruments from virtually all cultures and periods of history. (closed until 2021)
Theatre -- TheatreHistory.com
Origins, medieval history; includes European and Asian theatre.
Sepulved Basin -- the Wildlife Reserve; also Parks and Recreation
Thousands of years of history at Docents site for Los Encinos State Park or on the State Parks website
Metacritic
Compiles reviews for film, DVD, music, tv, & games -- weighted ranking.
Pet Orphans of Southern California
Animal rescue and adoption
Consumer Information Catalog (U. S. Gov.):
Education, Employment, Family, Food, Money, Travel - etc. Free and very low cost publications; print and online
Plant Societies - SFV Rose Society SFV Bromeliad Society SFV Orchid Society SFV Iris Society LA Cactus & Succulent Society Southern California Garden Club Theodore Payne Foundation - - (wild flowers, native plants)
